splinter

splinter
noun
Splitter, der
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noun (a small sharp broken piece of wood etc: The rough plank gave her a splinter in her finger.) der Splitter
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splin·ter
[ˈsplɪntəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. n Splitter m
\splinter [of wood] Holzsplitter m, Schiefer m ÖSTERR
II. vi splittern
the conservatives have \splintered into several smaller political parties (fig) die Konservativen sind in mehrere kleinere Parteien zersplittert
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['splɪntə(r)]
1. n
Splitter m
2. vt
(zer)splittern; (with axe) wood zerhacken; (fig) party spalten
3. vi
(zer)splittern; (fig party) sich spalten

to splinter off — absplittern; (fig) sich abspalten

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splinter [ˈsplıntə(r)]
A s
1. (auch Bomben-, Knochen- etc) Splitter m, Span m
2. fig Splitter m, Bruchstück n
B v/t zersplittern (auch fig)
C v/i
1. zersplittern, fig auch sich aufsplittern
2. splinter off
a) absplittern,
b) fig sich absplittern (from von)
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noun
Splitter, der
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n.
Bruchstück n.
Span ¨-e m.
Splitter - m. (off) v.
absplittern v. v.
zersplittern v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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